Alien Lanes
Guided By VoicesVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
D
e---3------------------------------------------------------------------
B------3--------5------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------5-------9--------7-----------------------------------
D---------------------------9--------7---------------------------------
A------------3-------3-7------7--5-------------------------------------
E-3-------3------------------------------------------------------------
C
e----3-------------------2--------------------------------------------
B------3------5------------3------5-----------------------------------
G---------------5-------------------5---------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------3------3--2------2--3-------------------------------------
E-3-------3-----------------------------------------------------------
For the bridge ("I speak in monotone...") play Bb and C, strummed
normally.
The verse is a pretty simple little riff.
Play this thing a few times:
e------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D---4-------4------
A-2---2------------
E-------0-0---0----
Followed by:
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------- etc.
D---------------------------4-------4----
A----6-------6-----4------2--2-----------
E--4---4-4-4---0-2---2----------0-0---0--
^ (This is kind of a grace note played as you move your
fingers from the G5 to F#5.)
The transition from verse to chorus goes:
e-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D----4-----4--------
A--2---2-1---1-2----
E-------------------
The chorus is just two note power chords:
The violin part is basically four notes played in different orders.
e---11---9---------- is the first riff; the violin plays these notes
B-----------12---9-- throughout the rest of the song.
The verse is just a change between C and G barre chords.
The chorus is .
For "Now you can see the boys" play C then B. (It might be C then G,
I'm not really sure.)
The "dreaming, scheming" riff is this:
e-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------------------------------
B---0-------0---0-------0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------
G---------------------------0-------0---0-------0---------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------
The last part goes like this:
e--3-----3----3---------------3----------------------3----------------
B--5----------3---------------3----3--3--3-----------3----------------
G--5--5----5--4---------------5-5-----------5--------4----------------
D--5----------5---------------5----------------------5----------------
A--3----------5---------------3----------------------5----------------
E-------------3--------------------------------------3----------------
I get up Seven o'clock Drive myself up to the lookout rock
The verse riff is:
The chorus is: G A
End on .
The intro is: B D
The verse is:
And then repeat the intro.
The first part is E then G.
The break in between the two main parts is B GD#.
Then the final part is E then Db.
The guitar part to this is simply D and E. However, I think it sounds
better to follow the baseline, especially if you're just playing alone.
In that case, the chords are: .
The opening riff is 3 barre chords: E FA F# E
For the verse, I play the same chords, only leave the low E string open
and alternate it with the chords like this:
e-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------
B-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------
G-1-----1----------3-----3----------6------
D-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------
A-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------
E---0-0---0-0-...----0-0---0-0-...----0-0--
Followed by the main riff.
For the "Shoot me down part" play E followed by A.
Then, for "Cause I won't be around" play a Dbm. The little riff that
goes on there is just the B string; while making the Dbm, lift your
middle finger on and off, like this B-5-5-5-4-5. The rest of the bridge
goes like this:
As you run from the places you love I remember the faces that cry
And they're pulling me back so I have to die
Special thanks to Dildozer
bflat
bflat
bflat bflat
bflat
bflat
bflat
bflat
bflat bflat
bflat
bflat
bflat
d|--0--0----0--0--------
a|-0--0--0-0--0--0------
e|2--2--2-3--3--3------- (keep doin this over and over)
g-------------------------3333----------------------------333-----
d-3333333222222211111115555---3333333322222222111111115555---0-----
a------------------------------------------------------------------0770-0550
e-----------------------------------------------------------------1----1----
a--0330-01111(alot of times)-
e-1----1--------------------0
first part: 4 times
a-------222553-23232- <-this last note switches to 5 on 4th time
e-333555-------------
second part: 2 times
a-555---33322--232323
e----333-----5-------
first part: 2 times
second part: 2 times
first part: 2 times
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Readable chord sheet for Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices
[G] [C] [E] [D]
e---3------------------------------------------------------------------
B------3--------5------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------5-------9--------7-----------------------------------
D---------------------------9--------7---------------------------------
A------------3-------3-7------7--5-------------------------------------
E-3-------3------------------------------------------------------------
[G] [C] [Bm] [C]
e----3-------------------2--------------------------------------------
B------3------5------------3------5-----------------------------------
G---------------5-------------------5---------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------3------3--2------2--3-------------------------------------
E-3-------3-----------------------------------------------------------
For the bridge ("I speak in monotone...") play Bb and C, strummed
normally.
The verse is a pretty simple little riff.
Play this thing a few times:
e------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D---4-------4------
A-2---2------------
E-------0-0---0----
Followed by:
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------- etc.
D---------------------------4-------4----
A----6-------6-----4------2--2-----------
E--4---4-4-4---0-2---2----------0-0---0--
^ (This is kind of a grace note played as you move your
fingers from the G
The transition from verse to chorus goes:
e-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D----4-----4--------
A--2---2-1---1-2----
E-------------------
The chorus is just two note power chords:
[Ab5] [F#5] [E5]
[Ab5] [E5] [F#5]
The violin part is basically four notes played in different orders.
e---11---9---------- is the first riff; the violin plays these notes
B-----------12---9-- throughout the rest of the song.
The verse is just a change between C and G barre chords.
The chorus is [G] [C] [Bm] [Bb] [A].
For "Now you can see the boys" play C then B. (It might be C then G,
I'm not really sure.)
The "dreaming, scheming" riff is this:
e-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------------------------------
B---0-------0---0-------0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------
G---------------------------0-------0---0-------0---------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------
The last part goes like this:
[C] [G] [Csus2]
e--3-----3----3---------------3----------------------3----------------
B--5----------3---------------3----3--3--3-----------3----------------
G--5--5----5--4---------------5-5-----------5--------4----------------
D--5----------5---------------5----------------------5----------------
A--3----------5---------------3----------------------5----------------
E-------------3--------------------------------------3----------------
I get up Seven o'clock Drive myself up to the lookout rock
The verse riff is: [D] [A] [G] [E] [G] [A]
The chorus is: G A
End on [A] [D].
The intro is: B D
[B] [D] [E]
The verse is: [A] [D] [A] [F#] [E] [F#] [D] [B] [D]
And then repeat the intro.
The first part is E then G.
The break in between the two main parts is B G
Then the final part is E then Db.
The guitar part to this is simply D and E. However, I think it sounds
better to follow the baseline, especially if you're just playing alone.
In that case, the chords are: [D] [A] [D] [G] [F#] [E] [F#] [G].
The opening riff is 3 barre chords: E F
For the verse, I play the same chords, only leave the low E string open
and alternate it with the chords like this:
e-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------
B-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------
G-1-----1----------3-----3----------6------
D-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------
A-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------
E---0-0---0-0-...----0-0---0-0-...----0-0--
Followed by the main riff.
For the "Shoot me down part" play E followed by A.
Then, for "Cause I won't be around" play a Dbm. The little riff that
goes on there is just the B string; while making the Dbm, lift your
middle finger on and off, like this B-5-5-5-4-5. The rest of the bridge
goes like this:
As you [F#]run from the places you love I r[E]emember the faces that cry
And they're [C]pulling me back so [D]I have to [C]die
Special thanks to Dildozer
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
bflat [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
bflat [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[F] [G] bflat [C]
[A] bflat [C] [F]
d|--0--0----0--0--------
a|-0--0--0-0--0--0------
e|2--2--2-3--3--3------- (keep doin this over and over)
[B] [A] [F]
[B] [A]
g-------------------------3333----------------------------333-----
d-3333333222222211111115555---3333333322222222111111115555---0-----
a------------------------------------------------------------------0770-0550
e-----------------------------------------------------------------1----1----
a--0330-01111(alot of times)-
e-1----1--------------------0
[F] [F] [A] [G] [F]
first part: 4 times
a-------222553-23232- <-this last note switches to 5 on 4th time
e-333555-------------
second part: 2 times
a-555---33322--232323
e----333-----5-------
first part: 2 times
second part: 2 times
first part: 2 times